Petition to remove the axe

For discussion of the upcoming films based on The Hobbit and related material, as well as previous films based on Tolkien's work
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Post by Voronwë the Faithful »

21 signatures. Including Mr. Bilbo Baggins. Of Portland, Oregon.
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Not the only hobbit who signed (though she did it incognito). ;)
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
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Signed, under a Nóm de plume?
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Well, it actually is my Nóm de plume, but it's also my real name. :D
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
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Ah, I thought you might be Bilbo Baggins of Portland, OR.

I signed under a Nóm de plume as well. ;) Not so much because I am axe averse but to support V in his quest, thing. Besides it appears to be a pretty small axe, not at all like wot Gimli's ken would wield.
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Post by yovargas »

It would have to be pretty small to fit in your forehead...
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Post by vison »

Not if you have a really big forehead.
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Post by Inanna »

Had no clue this was you V (I saw the link thru facebook). Signing....

ETA: I was 25th.
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Post by Voronwë the Faithful »

Cool. It's nice to see the word is getting around. But why didn't you recognize my name? After all, we are friends on Facebook (and I think you even have my book, if I remember correctly).
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There was another online petition during The Hobbit, which, relatively speaking, people flocked to. It was predicated on the notion that the film was being held hostage.

It was being held hostage, but not in the way or by the people the petition sought to address. An axe in a workman's forehead speaks to that other situation... and not in an obtuse way, if people stop to think about it.

I suppose too it could be a symbol of tenacity or a "can-do spirit."
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